Since it’s birth the Internet has relied upon the interaction of its users for content – now social media and Web 2.0 technologies have propelled user generated content to the forefront, and concern is mounting over...
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October 18, 2010
Shireen Smith will be speaking on the impact that Web 2.0 and Social Media have had on the business world. The talk will also cover the risks associated with taking a business online, how these can be managed, and the...
October 25, 2010
A trade mark can be refused where it is descriptive of the goods and services it covers. This could be where the mark ‘designates the kind, quality, quantity, intended purpose, value or geographical origin’ of the...
October 29, 2010
It’s easy to forget about things as you focus on the look and feel of the website and a good privacy policy could quite easily be one of them. But a privacy policy is essential for your website, as data protection and other...
November 1, 2010
In September, the Swiss Federal Court ruled that an anti-piracy company in Switzerland, Logistep, must cease collecting the IP addresses of users sharing files on peer-to-peer networks.
IP addresses are used to route...
November 2, 2010
Yesterday in our November newsletter we mentioned the Legal Services Act (sign up to receive future editions using the form on the right), and how from October 2011 the Act will allow non-law businesses to own a stake in law...
One aspect of online business that is particularly difficult to grapple with is copyright, be it, use of content from other sites, or copyright relating to photographs and images or other issues. The misinformation that...
November 8, 2010
Copyright is a hot topic at the moment, especially following the PM’s announcement that UK copyright law is to be reviewed with a view to potentially incorporating fair use provisions along similar lines to those...
December 7, 2010
The candid belief that Google is just a messenger bringing good and bad content to surfers and concerned only with one criteria, ‘relevance’, is dissipating.It was once the copyright owner’s duty, not...
December 15, 2010
While I’ve previously written about the legal requirements regarding Data Protection and Email Marketing, this is about email marketing following contacts you meet physically when networking.
You will exchange cards...
November 15, 2010
Now, with the availability of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, employers can learn a lot more about potential employees than was previously possible. Whilst before, a resume and references were the critical...
November 23, 2010
A more technical post this afternoon, but extremely noteworthy.
The Internet has become a significant part of everyday life, and continues to grow at a blistering pace. As a result of this growth, critical changes to the...